Some stunning calorie and carb counts here:

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21838...DY_20WorstFoods

Thanks for the link. It's interesting to note that Men's Health has come around to the low-carb way of thinking. If only Women's Health would follow suit!

It's amazing to me the number of items on that list that I have eaten in the past! The #1 worst food in America, I have eaten at least twice!!! Thank god that low-carb can undo some of the damage that I have done to my body over the years.

Wow, freako foods! lol ... and whoever believes Aussies eat cheese on chips or Ranch dressing is completely misinformed!

I can't imagine what any of that stuff tastes like. How in the world can a SALAD have so many calories? It's just green leaves, cucumber and tomato. Right?

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A year ago I would have ordered some of that food.. and now I wouldn;t even consider it.

This makes me grateful for the government regulations that force chain restaurants to hand over the information. I wish independent restaurants would do the same.

wow.

I'm so glad I can say I haven't eaten ANY of those foods! Shocking calorie and fat counts, not to mention the carbs in some of thos foods.

Thanks for posting. I'm amazed at the number of those items I used to eat on a regular basis. It explains a lot about my (pre-Atkins) weight gain over the past couple of years.

Chains have standardized menus and the cost of generating the data for them is spread over all the individual restaurants. An independent has to absorb all the cost in one restaurant. A lot of independents don't have standardized menus. The serving size can vary depending upon how the cook feels that day. Different ingredients can be used in a salad from day to day depending upon what is available and cheap that day.

The more processed the food, the easier it is to generate accurate nutrition labels. Freshing prepared items are much harder to itemize. If I fix bacon and eggs and the eggs are fried in the bacon grease, how much bacon fat has to be included in the eggs nutrition label? The amount of grease left in the pan will not always be the same.

Wow, that's nuts. I have never eaten any of those foods listed, but those totals are just insane. Man, the total for the cheese fries ALONE would be about 9 days worth of carbs for me!

Wish they'd been more consistent about always listing the carb counts, but at least they are paying attention to them.

The sodium alone would puff me up for weeks.

It's gratifying to know that this influential magazine is beginning to understand the relation between lots of carbs and poor health! I am amazed but not completely shocked by the carb, calorie and sodium counts on these foods. We've known a long time that "processed" food isn't just stocked in the grocery store. Even shared, the starters are terrible.

I did look at the healthiest foods and I'm not surprised to see beets and cabbage as two top foods. Pickled cabbage, also known as sauerkraut, was taken on sea voyages to prevent scurvy. Full of vitamin C!! I am nosy at the grocery store and I do look into other people's grocery carts - lots of frozen stuff and boxed stuff but not a lot of fresh veggies. I'm almost the only one picking out bok choy and cabbage and peppers. Granted, it's winter and they are more expensive as fresh items but you cannot live on frozen veggies alone. Even just a bagged salad two or three times a week is a good idea.

So - just a question - why is this a "men's health" issue? Has anyone found similar information recently in a women's magazine???? Cheers!